2016 Tony Awards Nominations
While award season may officially be drawing to a close, there is one more big award show to end it all off with a bang – the Tony Awards.
The Tony Awards might not draw such a big crowd as the Oscars or Golden Globe Awards, but they are – what some consider – the most prestigious.
The Tony Awards are given to actors, directors, producers etc. that excel in theatre or musical theatre.
Think Broadway musicals, famous plays and wonderful acting by some of the best actors, actresses and directors in the world.
The Tony Awards are seen as the most prestigious acting award because it deals with theatre – a live audience where editing is not applicable.
Below is a list of some of the nominees for this year’s Tony Awards:
Best musical
“Bright Star”
“Hamilton”
“School of Rock — The Musical”
“Shuffle Along, Or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed”
“Waitress”
Best revival of a musical
“The Color Purple”
“Fiddler on the Roof”
“She Loves Me”
“Spring Awakening”
Best play
“Eclipsed”
“The Father”
“The Humans”
“King Charles III”
Best performance by an actor in a leading role in a musical
Alex Brightman, “School of Rock — The Musical”
Danny Burstein, “Fiddler on the Roof”
Zachary Levi, “She Loves Me”
Lin-Manuel Miranda, “Hamilton”
Leslie Odom Jr., “Hamilton”
Best performance by an actress in a leading role in a musical
Laura Benanti, “She Loves Me”
Carmen Cusack, “Bright Star”
Cynthia Erivo, “The Color Purple”
Jessie Mueller, “Waitress”
Phillipa Soo, “Hamilton”
Best performance by an actor in a leading role in a play
Gabriel Byrne, “Long Day’s Journey Into Night”
Jeff Daniels, “Blackbird”
Frank Langella, “The Father”
Tim Pigott-Smith, “King Charles III”
Mark Strong, “A View from the Bridge”
Best performance by an actress in a leading role in a play
Jessica Lange, “Long Day’s Journey Into Night”
Laurie Metcalf, “Misery”
Lupita Nyong’o, “Eclipsed”
Sophie Okonedo, “The Crucible”
Michelle Williams, “Blackbird”
